Old Enough to Forget

Back in '84 both Roger Waters and David Gilmour put out solo albums. David's record dropped first and a month later Roger, who had enlisted Eric Clapton, released  The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking.  If people were expecting to settle the Waters / Gilmour debate, all the solo albums did was give the people little flags to plant in one camp or the other ... often both. I had both albums, and frankly I never really gave Roger's release more than a cursory listen ... although over the years it has grown on me. Over time both albums would be certified Gold by the RIAA in the states, but sales were nowhere near what Pink Floyd delivered - even  The Final Cut went double platinum. Roger wanted to be Roger, and David it seemed was trying to stay relevant. About Face spent a lot of time on my turntable back in '84. In hindsight a few of the songs on the album haven't aged that well, and even David himself stated that listening now the album has some great moments but it...

The Final Cut seems to be one of the more divisive albums in Pink Floyd's discography, and happens to be my personal favourite. I should qualify this and right off the bat admit to being a somewhat casual whose personal collection (for a long time) of Pink Floyd records started ... and stopped at The Wall . This should give you the general idea that I am pretty much one of the great unwashed Luddites who shouldn't be allowed to pass himself off as a fan. Except I do consider myself a fan. The Wall was one of those foundational albums that would go on to sell more than 30,000,000 copies world wide. It was an impossible album to try and top.  In 1983 the band would release The Final Cut , an ambitious and ultimately bewildering album that seemed to eschew any sense of standard form and song structure. "Not Now John" was released as a single, and I don't know if I ever heard it on the radio. I was curious as to what the radio edit would sound like, so I went to YouT...